Production of magnetic biochar from waste-derived fungal biomass for phosphorus removal and recovery

This study presents a new bottom-up biofabrication method to produce highly porous magnetic biochar from waste-derived fungal biomass. Neurospora crassa was grown in iron containing coagulation backwash (BW) diluted with primary effluent (PE) wastewater in two ratios of 1:4 (PE-BW 1:4) and 3:4 (PE-B...

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Main Authors: Fang, Y. (Author), Huang, Y. (Author), Huggins, T.M (Author), Jack, J. (Author), Ren, Z.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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245 1 0 |a Production of magnetic biochar from waste-derived fungal biomass for phosphorus removal and recovery 
260 0 |b Elsevier Ltd  |c 2019 
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520 3 |a This study presents a new bottom-up biofabrication method to produce highly porous magnetic biochar from waste-derived fungal biomass. Neurospora crassa was grown in iron containing coagulation backwash (BW) diluted with primary effluent (PE) wastewater in two ratios of 1:4 (PE-BW 1:4) and 3:4 (PE-BW 3:4). The fungi encapsulated iron directly into biomass hyphae and carbonization resulted in one-step biochar preparation and maghemite (Fe 2 O 3 ) formation. The morphology and structure of the materials were investigated using a suite of characterization tools. Results indicated that the physiochemical properties of each char were dependent on the blend used for fungal cultivation. PE-BW 1:4 had much larger average pore diameters (13.2 nm vs. 6.1 nm), less elemental surface carbon (2.1% vs. 23.7%), and more expansive Fe 2 O 3 formation. Batch phosphorus adsorption experiments were conducted in the range of 0–90 mg-P/L, and a maximum adsorption density of 23.9 mg/g was achieved. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms were used to describe the interactions of the phosphate on the absorbents and an in-depth error analysis was conducted. Further characterization of the P-loaded chars indicated adsorption primarily via P-OH bonding on the surface of the materials. This new biofabrication method showed great potential to magnetic biochar production with excellent phosphorus adsorption, which can be effectively used in wastewater resource recovery. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd 
650 0 4 |a Adsorption 
650 0 4 |a Bio chars 
650 0 4 |a Biofabrication 
650 0 4 |a Biomass 
650 0 4 |a Carbonization 
650 0 4 |a Characterization tools 
650 0 4 |a Effluents 
650 0 4 |a Fungi 
650 0 4 |a Hematite 
650 0 4 |a Iron 
650 0 4 |a Iron impregnation 
650 0 4 |a Magnetic biochar 
650 0 4 |a Magnetism 
650 0 4 |a Morphology and structures 
650 0 4 |a Neurospora crassa 
650 0 4 |a Phosphorus 
650 0 4 |a Phosphorus removal and recoveries 
650 0 4 |a Physio-chemical properties 
650 0 4 |a Wastewater 
700 1 |a Fang, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Huang, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Huggins, T.M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Jack, J.  |e author 
700 1 |a Ren, Z.J.  |e author 
773 |t Journal of Cleaner Production